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Village Ice Cream & Kibbi: A Sweet Summer Hiring Success

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As Calgary's beloved local brand, Village Ice Cream is known for its delicious, handcrafted, small-batch ice cream and its commitment to the community. With multiple locations and a high demand for summer staff, the team faced the annual challenge of attracting and hiring seasonal employees efficiently.

In the Summer of 2025, Village Ice Cream adopted Kibbi as their tool to streamline their hiring process, and the results were exceptional. Within 1 month since live:

+7,900 Views

Total career page views by Calgary community.

<2.5 Km

Applicants 's average distance from business locations.

+29 Hires

Succesful hires for both summer & full-time positions. Most are within <1km from business locations.

+659 Candidates

Engaged across various locations, creating an enthusiastic and reliable talent pool for future job opportunities.

How Kibbi Made a Difference🌟

  1. Village Ice Cream created a customized company profile that authentically represented their brand and values, which was shared with the wider Calgary community, generating close to 8,000 views.

  2. By leveraging Kibbi’s innovative “drop-resume” & “receive job alerts” features, Village Ice Cream was able to capture interest from its website, social media, and in-store interactions, engaging 659+ candidates for future opportunities.

  3. Screening Questions & Kibbi’s ranking system helped streamline the process, making hiring faster, more efficient, and resulting in stronger hires. The typically busy hiring season was successfully closed in less than four weeks.

Testimonial đź’–
“Kibbi has been a breath of fresh air in our hiring process! What has stood out to me is that the team behind it genuinely listens to our needs, and works with us to find solutions with a real impact. I love the ability to customize our organizational profile to attract local job seekers who truly align with our values, and the “drop-resume” feature has enabled us to retain a strong candidate pool throughout the year. Kibbi’s unique and modern approach to hiring has led to more relevant applicants and less stress on our teams during the hiring process.”

Nadia Kanbour - Head of People & Culture

Looking Ahead
Following this successful partnership, Village Ice Cream is excited to continue working with Kibbi for future hiring needs. With plans to expand and optimize hiring strategies even further, the company is also looking to refer Kibbi to other local Calgarian businesses. 

Kibbi is proud to support local favorites like Village Ice Cream in building stronger teams and thriving communities—one hire at a time.

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